"Dia de los Muertos" Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. to be different
  2. 5. forced upon or established with authority
  3. 7. dead or passed away
  4. 8. to agree with and match
  5. 9. the true meaning or intent of something
  6. 10. usual or likely
  7. 13. the act of celebrating a holiday or some other custom
  8. 16. the beliefs, skills, arts, tools, traditions, and ways of life of different groups of people
  9. 17. makes certain
  10. 19. tables or raised places used in religious ceremonies
  11. 23. to remember and tell of past experiences
  12. 25. conquerors, especially the Spanish soldiers who took over Indian civilizations in Mexico, Central America, and South America in the 1500s.
Down
  1. 1. sad, gloomy, or unhealthy
  2. 2. things that have been done in a special way for a long time
  3. 4. the parts that make up a whole
  4. 6. the act of looking at a situation and making a judgment about it
  5. 11. from a very long time ago
  6. 12. something that is inherited or passed down from earlier generations, like a value or tradition
  7. 14. an activity that has meaning and is done in a certain way
  8. 15. relating to the group of people who ruled what is now central Mexico from the 1300s through the 1500s. The Aztec civilization was one of the most powerful and organized civilizations of that time.
  9. 18. relating to the Roman Catholic Church, a Christian religion based in Rome, Italy, that is practiced by people around the world. For over 1,000 years, most of the people in Europe were Catholic, and much of Europe is still Catholic today.
  10. 20. a main idea or subject that a group of things has in common
  11. 21. native to a place, naturally occurring there, or related to those who first lived there
  12. 22. people who have died
  13. 24. periods of watchfulness, observation, or staying awake, often for reasons of religious or spiritual devotion